Kainuu

English

Etymology

From Finnish Kainuu.

Proper noun

Kainuu

1. A region of Finland.

Finnish

Kainuu (red) on the map of Finland.

Etymology

Unknown. In some way related to Old Norse kvenir and Russian каяний (kajanij), каянский (kajanskij) (whence Kajaani and Swedish Kajanaland).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯nuː/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nuː]
• Rhymes: -ɑinuː
• Syllabification^(key): Kai‧nuu
• Hyphenation^(key): Kai‧nuu

Proper noun

Kainuu

1. a region in eastern Finland

   Synonym: Nälkämaa

2. Kalix (town in Norrbotten County, Sweden)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kainuu" is Kainuussa.

Inflection of Kainuu (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
nominative		Kainuu	—
genitive		Kainuun	—
partitive		Kainuuta	—
illative		Kainuuseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kainuu	—
accusative	nom.	Kainuu	—
	gen.	Kainuun
genitive		Kainuun	—
partitive		Kainuuta	—
inessive		Kainuussa	—
elative		Kainuusta	—
illative		Kainuuseen	—
adessive		Kainuulla	—
ablative		Kainuulta	—
allative		Kainuulle	—
essive		Kainuuna	—
translative		Kainuuksi	—
abessive		Kainuutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kainuu (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kainuuni — accusative nom. Kainuuni — gen. Kainuuni genitive Kainuuni — partitive Kainuutani — inessive Kainuussani — elative Kainuustani — illative Kainuuseeni — adessive Kainuullani — ablative Kainuultani — allative Kainuulleni — essive Kainuunani — translative Kainuukseni — abessive Kainuuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kainuusi — accusative nom. Kainuusi — gen. Kainuusi genitive Kainuusi — partitive Kainuutasi — inessive Kainuussasi — elative Kainuustasi — illative Kainuuseesi — adessive Kainuullasi — ablative Kainuultasi — allative Kainuullesi — essive Kainuunasi — translative Kainuuksesi — abessive Kainuuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kainuumme — accusative nom. Kainuumme — gen. Kainuumme genitive Kainuumme — partitive Kainuutamme — inessive Kainuussamme — elative Kainuustamme — illative Kainuuseemme — adessive Kainuullamme — ablative Kainuultamme — allative Kainuullemme — essive Kainuunamme — translative Kainuuksemme — abessive Kainuuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kainuunne — accusative nom. Kainuunne — gen. Kainuunne genitive Kainuunne — partitive Kainuutanne — inessive Kainuussanne — elative Kainuustanne — illative Kainuuseenne — adessive Kainuullanne — ablative Kainuultanne — allative Kainuullenne — essive Kainuunanne — translative Kainuuksenne — abessive Kainuuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kainuunsa — accusative nom. Kainuunsa — gen. Kainuunsa genitive Kainuunsa — partitive Kainuutaan Kainuutansa — inessive Kainuussaan Kainuussansa — elative Kainuustaan Kainuustansa — illative Kainuuseensa — adessive Kainuullaan Kainuullansa — ablative Kainuultaan Kainuultansa — allative Kainuulleen Kainuullensa — essive Kainuunaan Kainuunansa — translative Kainuukseen Kainuuksensa — abessive Kainuuttaan Kainuuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kainuulainen

compounds

• kainuunharmas
• kainuunsaame
• Ylikainuu

See also

• kainu (“Kven”)

Anagrams

• nuukia